KEY MESSAGES
- Producers have a variety of support and advisory needs.
- Producers are willing to pay for services if they are regular, accessible, and primarily useful.
- Most community trainers are reluctant to accept the idea that producers should pay for the service.
- The lack of communication between stakeholders is the main barrier to participation.
- Strengthening the technical capacities of community trainers with regard to producers’ priority needs for support and advice is essential to guarantee the quality of services.